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Tag: Colombia

  • Destination: Colombia

    Established: 1810 Population: 48 million (2019 estimate) Religion: Catholic (70%) Language: Spanish Capital: Bogota Order of Visit: 71 First Visit: 10 August 2019 Last Visit: 25 August 2019 Duration: 16 Days Must Do:  A coffee farm experience, Cocora Valley, Rock of Guatape, Rosario National Park, Tayrona National Park, Medellin Comuna 13 visit Cities: Tayrona, Santa…

  • World Trip 2019: Day 17 – Santa Marta to New York City, USA

    Sunday 25 August 2019. Highlights: Easy Immigration into the USA As one leg of the trip closes the final leg commences. Today I said goodbye to colourful Colombia and hello to the United States of America.

  • World Trip 2019: Day 16 – Tayrona to Santa Marta, Colombia

    Saturday 24 August 2019. Highlights: Orientation walk Santa Marta, Gold Museum, Farewell Dinner A very easy day after the hard work of yesterday hiking in the heat and humidity.

  • World Trip 2019: Day 15 – Tayrona, Colombia

    Friday 23 August 2019. Highlights: Tayrona National Park Hike Easily the hardest physical day on the tour we had a full day hiking in the Tayrona National Park leaving the hotel at 8 am and returning around 3.30 pm. The walking part was probably 5 hours and a lot of it was ups and downs…

  • World Trip 2019: Day 14 – Taganga to Tayrona, Colombia

    Thursday 22 August 2019 Highlights: Easy Day at Taganga Beach, relaxing at pool Today was a very easy day hanging around Taganga, mostly on the beach.

  • World Trip 2019: Day 13 – Minca to Taganga, Colombia

    Wednesday 21 August 2019. Highlights: La Victoria Coffee Farm visit, Pozo Azul Waterfall, and intense topical rainstorm A leisurely morning allowing for us to sleep in as long as we had breakfast by 9 am and our bags were ready to be transferred to Taganga while we continued our exploration of Minca in the morning…

  • World Trip 2019: Day 12 – Cartagena to Minca, Colombia

    Tuesday 20 August 2019. Highlights: 4 Wheel Drive Experience, Marinka Waterfall, Casa Elemento (Largest hammock in the world) Today was our last long drive of the tour clocking in at 5 hours as we enter the home straight. I took a few more imodium tablets during the night hoping that this would do the trick…

  • World Trip 2019: Day 11 – Cartagena, Colombia

    Monday 19 August 2019 Highlights: Castillo San Felipe de Barajas (Fortress), The Mercado de Bazurto (local market), Calle Agnosto (alley of umbrellas), Gestsemani street art, San Pedro Claver Church, Cartagena Cathedral The first full day of the second week of the tour saw the group undertake a Cartagena City Tour. This was mostly done in…

  • World Trip 2019: Day 10 – Cartagena, Colombia

    Sunday 18 August 2019. Highlights: Islas del Rosario National Park – Isla Bella Today was a day of relaxing on a topical island. I have selected an optional visit to Isla Bella in the Islas del Rosario National Park at a cost of 195,000 pesos (around $85 AUD). Leaving our hotel at 7.40 am and…

  • World Trip 2019: Day 9 – Medellín to Cartagena, Colombia

    Saturday 17 August 2019 Highlights: Lost or stolen wallet, farewell dinner Today was one of those days you remember for the wrong reasons. While leaving Medellín sometime between exiting our private bus and checking in my bag for the 9.53 am flight to Cartagena my wallet went missing.